Cue the "wha hoppen" jokes: actor Fred Willard was arrested earlier today on charges of lewd conduct. The 72-year-old star of "Anchorman" was quite literally caught with his pants down in an adult movie theater, according to reports.

Since the arrest, TMZ has reported that Willard claims innocence and his representation says that he was not doing anything inappropriate in the theater. PBS was quick to react to the situation, however, and reportedly fired Willard from his gig on the show "Market Warriors" just hours after news of the incident broke.

Willard, whose long career has never offered much in terms of name recognition or exposure, has been trending on Twitter today. But because of Willard's sense of humor and general good nature, many of the tweets have been either supportive or very lightly mocking. Albert Brooks offered his solution to the issue:

I love Fred Willard. He's a great guy. For his birthday I'm getting him a den and a computer.